NAME

lam —
laminate files

SYNOPSIS

lam

[ -fmin. max][ -ssepstring][ -tc] file ...

lam

[ -pmin. max][ -ssepstring][ -tc] file ...

DESCRIPTION

The
lam utility copies the named files side by side onto the standard output. The
n-th input lines from the input
files are considered fragments of the single long
n-th output line into which they are assembled. The name `
-' means the standard input, and may be repeated.

Normally, each option affects only the file after it. If the option letter is capitalized it affects all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized. The options are described below:

-fmin.
max

Print line fragments according to the format string
min.
max, where
min is the minimum field width and
max the maximum field width. If
min begins with a zero, zeros will be added to make up the field width, and if it begins with a `-', the fragment will be left-adjusted within the field.

-pmin.
max

Like
-f, but pad this file's field when end-of-file is reached and other files are still active.

-ssepstring

Print
sepstring before printing line fragments from the next file. This option may appear after the last file.

-tc

The input line terminator is
c instead of a newline. The newline normally appended to each output line is omitted.